ORIGINAL COVER OF DELIVERY ONLY (no print inside)
P., Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, E. Lévy, editor, sd (1897 d' after the BnF), 1 double-sided folio cover (folded format: 480 x 345 mm), thick green paper.
Significant tear without gaps at the fold, slightly dented corners, good condition.
Cover of issue 8 of this publication which was offered in issues.
Superb Art Nouveau composition by Maurice Pillard Verneuil, signed in the lower right plate on the upper cover, representing a sumptuous peacock in front of a plant decor, embossed color printing. On the lower cover, advertisement for the publication "La Plante et ses applications ornamentales" by Eugène Grasset and for the magazine "Art et Décoration", a branch of brambles crossing the writings.